https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The price of diesel fuel has rocketed by more than 30 percent across Europe since the start of the Middle East war highlighting the continent's dependence on imported energy and the lingering prominence of diesel on the car market. https://www.thelocal.it/20260404/european-drivers-choke-on-rising-diesel-prices Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:17:02 +0200 european-drivers-choke-on-rising-diesel-prices Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni began a surprise visit to Saudi Arabia on Friday as part of a Gulf tour to boost "national energy security", a government source said, as the Middle East war rages. https://www.thelocal.it/20260404/italian-pm-begins-visit-to-saudi-arabia-on-gulf-tour Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:05:12 +0200 italian-pm-begins-visit-to-saudi-arabia-on-gulf-tour An Iranian missile attack on Saturday caused "significant damage" to the runway of a Kuwait air base hosting Italian air force personnel, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani was quoted by the ANSA news agency as saying. https://www.thelocal.it/20260228/significant-damage-to-runway-at-kuwait-base-hosting-italian-troops Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:24:13 +0100 significant-damage-to-runway-at-kuwait-base-hosting-italian-troops Major European airlines cancelled dozens of flights to Tel Aviv this weekend after Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise large-scale attack against Israel. https://www.thelocal.it/20231008/major-european-airlines-cancel-dozens-of-flights-to-tel-aviv Sun, 08 Oct 2023 10:29:28 +0200 major-european-airlines-cancel-dozens-of-flights-to-tel-aviv The American government has approved the sale of technology which will be used to arm two Italian Air Force drones. https://www.thelocal.it/20151105/italy-gets-us-permission-to-arm-drones Thu, 05 Nov 2015 11:24:57 +0100 italy-gets-us-permission-to-arm-drones As Rome rings alarm bells over the deteriorating situation in Libya, The Local investigates the ramifications of a conflict across the Mediterranean. https://www.thelocal.it/20150304/why-libya-is-ringing-alarm-bells-in-italy Wed, 04 Mar 2015 17:21:00 +0100 why-libya-is-ringing-alarm-bells-in-italy Italy and Germany said on Friday they had temporarily closed their embassies in Yemen and were pulling staff out because of ongoing violence in the troubled country. https://www.thelocal.it/20150213/italy-shuts-yemen-embassy-over-violence Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:43:00 +0100 italy-shuts-yemen-embassy-over-violence Italian luxury company Prada on Wednesday said sales rose 9.0 percent to €3.856 billion in its latest financial year thanks to sales in the Asia-Pacific region and North America. https://www.thelocal.it/20140212/foreign-designer-demand-boosts-prada-sales Wed, 12 Feb 2014 15:00:00 +0100 foreign-designer-demand-boosts-prada-sales